The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-07-27

Drought is causing water famine IN
Manchester, England.
Copious showers during the lasi
week have rejuyenated the hopes o.
the farmers
\ communication from New Zion
came in too late for this issue. 1t viii
appear in next weeks paper.
The Manning Guards will be out
on dress parade next Friday afternoon
A full attendance is requested.
Lawn tennis has been introduced IN
Manning. A part of the Court House
square is utilized for the game.
The Clarendon Agricultural Society
is still live organization. The meet
ing Saturday was very pleasant.
Sumter .Adronce Mr.. S. Stern, one
of our merchants, will leave for New
York in few days, where he will lay
in a fine stock of clothing, etc.
a cyclone passed over portion OF
the Fork section of the county on
Tuesday of last week. It did consid-
cradle damage at the saw mill of Mr..
.. W. Alderman.
The choir of the Methodist church
meets at the residence OF DR.. H. H.
Higgins every Friday evening to
practice. The last meeting was unu-
sually well attended.
The Sheriff says, loss crime has
been committed in the county in the
last two months, than at any time IN
the same period since he has had
charge of the criminal work.
Rains are more local this summer
than usual; as an instance, twas rain
inc at the Central Hotel last Monday,
and not at the TINES Office, distance
of not more than fifty yards.
The Foreston ballists failed to keep
their appointment with the Midgits
last Thursday afternoon. According
to ball usage the game was called and
declared in favor Of the club present.
The third of a series of games be-
+voan fine :Irneyille and Manning lu-
venile clubs, played at the grounds
Of the latter yesterday afternoon, re-
suited in a victory for the Junevilles,
which gives them the championship.
Robert Jones, colored, was before
Trial Justice Wilson last week, charg-
ed with an assault and battery on Nat
Davis, white. After hearing the case,
Jones was found guilty and sentenced
bv the Trial Justice to pay e fine OF
slo or go to jail for Is days. He
went to jail.
Through AIessrs' Snow & Co, attor-
neys at Washington, we learn that tie
following patents have been granted
to parties in South Carolina during
the past week: Feed Tray for chick
ems, to H. j. Mouzor, of Bamberg;
Wheelbarrow, to J. S. Mcclure,
Charleston, S. G.
William James colored, was arrest
al hv 1enuty J. 81. HarVin, at Trio,
Williamsburg County last week, and
lodged in the Jail here. There were
two warrants against him, one, ,charg-
ing nousebreak;ng and larceny and
the other assault and battery with IN
tent to kill.
The stiffness of last Sunday morn
ing WAS suddenly disturbed by a start.
ling clap of thunder preceded by a7iv
id flash oflightenins. A tree on Mr.. +:
Y Wilson's premises was struck. Iimld
people were, momentarily, badly
frightened.
The regular butchers who supply
the market here with beef, complain
that they pay the tax required of them
by the town authorities, while there
are certain parties who clandestinely
sell beef in town and elude the tax.
They want the tax enforced generally,
or then to be released from it them
selves, as they are now placed on an
unequal footing with the sharp dodg-
ers. If the police keep on the watch
they can overhaul these small contra
bandists.
Duke Cigarettes with photographs
at Dinkins & Co.'S Drug Store.